We are a Christian family on this wonderful journey called life. Here we will take you through our experiences with adoption, homeschooling, parenting and more. We are constantly growing, changing and learning as a family. Every day is a gift. Thank you for joining us for a glimpse into our adventures as we strive to follow God's path for us by taking baby steps.
"Life is half spent before we know what it is." George Herbert

The Family

Monday, September 3, 2012

We Were Submitted Today!!

What a happy morning for our family!!! We found out that our dossier was SUBMITTED to the powers that be in our children's country!! Now to wait for that important phone call giving us our appointment date!! According to our facilitator and our stateside coordinator, we should be ready to travel in about 5-6 weeks! WOW!! That is really SOON!

While we are very happy about this news it also brings with it some worry. Of the monetary kind. You see, for our last two adoptions we had a bit more security-- a cushion. Both our son from China and our two children from Eastern Europe had grants already in place for their adoption. Substantial ones. These two children don't have any funding for them already in place. And being that we just returned from EE in May, neither do we.

This adoption is truly another step out in faith for us, and we are prepared to watch again as God provides as he has done so mightily and generously before, for HIS children. These orphans are HIS children. All of our children are. We are here to take care of them and raise them in a way that would be pleasing unto HIM while we live this short life here on this earth. And that is what we aim to do.

We have already seen the blessings pouring forth!!! Here are some examples....

The amazing families that give to the Sacred Selections grant ministry have blessed us with a $4000 grant!! We are SO thankful for that and them!!!!!

The people at Reece's Rainbow have allowed us to set up an FSP account as we had done with our last adoption. So far $370 has been donated to that account for us by others wanting to help!!! Thank you!! Donating to our FSP is tax deductible and very easy to do, either via Paypal or by mailing a check with our name in the memo line. There is now a direct link to our FSP on the top of the sidebar of this blog page. Please click on it and DONATE if you feel lead to do so. We would be so grateful!

I have set up an online Facebook auction which is already up and running and receiving bids!!! It is open to everyone, so if you have a Facebook account, please click on the following link and bid, bid, BID on some goodies! There is everything from children's toys to jewelry to photography packages and more!!!
Go here to check it out!!

There is hopefully more fundraising to come....... like a Thirty-One Gifts online show, and more. So stay tuned, and thank you for your prayers and your support as we journey to Eastern Europe one more time to bring home two precious blessings to our family!

Believe it or Not... Reeces Rainbow is finding families for many children with Down Syndrome

This will touch your heart-- the plight of the orphan in China. Take a look.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters
compared to what lies within us.~ Walt Emerson

"I cannot play it safe and please God"

Keith Seabourn

"All that is needed for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing."

Edmund Burke

"I'd rather regret the things that I have done than the things I have not done."

Lucille Ball

"To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice."

Confucius

"And I took the road less traveled by, and that made all the difference."

Robert Frost

"Preach the gospel always, and when necessary, use words."

Unknown

"The one who says it can't be done should get out of the way of the one who is doing it."

Chinese Proverb

"If we say we love God but do nothing on behalf of the world's vulnerable children, we're kidding ourselves; we're ignorant and misinformed. You cannot love God without developing a passion for orphans."

About Me

I am wife to Tim, and stay-at-home Mommy to 10 amazing children! Four of them are biological, and 6 are through the blessing of adoption. We are a Christian homeschooling family who love life and try to follow God's will in all of it.

The beautiful children listed here are all available for adoption through Reece's Rainbow, or have wonderful families trying to raise enough money to bring these children home. They are from a variety of countries around the world and each is beautiful and perfect just the way God made them. They are all deserving of a loving home. Most have Down Syndrome, others have different special needs like HIV, Cerebral Palsy or FAS. Please consider donating to one of these children's funds to give these precious children of God a greater chance to grow up in a loving family instead of being doomed to a short life in an institution.